Executive Order 83

October 20, 2021

Amendment and Partial Repeal of Executive Order 78 with Respect to Requiring Vaccination or Testing for City Employees and Certain Contractors

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WHEREAS, on August 31, 2021, I issued Executive Order No. 78, requiring that, beginning September 13, 2021, City employees and covered employees of City contractors be vaccinated against COVID-19 or submit on a weekly basis proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test; and

WHEREAS, it is essential that the City promote the best health and safety practices recognized in light of current scientific understanding of the conditions under which COVID-19 can spread; and

WHEREAS, on October 20, 2021, the New York City Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene issued a Commissioner’s Order requiring employees of all City agencies and of all human services contractors of City agencies to show proof of vaccination;

NOW, THEREFORE, by the power vested in me as the Mayor of the City of New York, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1.  Sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order No. 78, dated August 31, 2021, are repealed as of November 1, 2021, provided that nothing in this Order shall affect the City’s ability to seek legal or contractual remedies, or impose discipline, for any violation of Executive Order No. 78 that occurred while it was in effect.

§ 2.  Section 3 of Executive Order No. 78, dated August 31, 2021, is amended to read as follows:

§ 3. All City agencies must continue to take all necessary actions to require any contractors who are not covered by Section 4 of the Order of the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene relating to required COVID-19 vaccination for City employees and City human service contractors to require their covered employees to either:

1. Provide their employer with proof of full vaccination, or
2. On a weekly basis until the employee submits proof of full vaccination, provide their employer with proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR diagnostic test (not an antibody test).
   

§ 3.  This Order shall take effect on November 1, 2021. Nothing in this Order shall affect the enforcement of other orders issued by the Mayor, the Commissioner of Citywide Administrative Services, the Commissioner of Health and Mental Hygiene, or the Board of Health.

Bill de Blasio,
MAYOR